EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sauce; salsa (dance)...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/SAL-sa/
FIL: Isang uri ng sarsa, karaniwang gawa sa kamatis, sibuyas, at sili. Tumutukoy din ito sa isang uri ng sayaw mula sa Latin America.
EN: sauce; salsa (dance)
In the Philippines, 'salsa' can mean two things. First, the dip you get with your nachos at a Mexican resto. Second, that dance your Tita learns on weekends to feel young again. Either way, it's spicy and full of flavor.
From Spanish 'salsa' (sauce).
The context usually makes it clear whether it refers to the food or the dance. For food, it's often used interchangeably with 'sarsa,' but 'salsa' specifically implies the chunky, often spicy, tomato-based dip.
🇵🇭 Masarap ipares ang salsa sa pritong isda.
🇺🇸 Sauce pairs well with fried fish.
🇵🇭 Nag-eenjoy siyang sumayaw ng salsa tuwing Sabado ng gabi.
🇺🇸 She enjoys dancing the salsa every Saturday night.
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